KatherinaReichelt@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMicrosoft is intentionally bricking all Office for Mac 2019/2021 installationswww.osnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down15
arrow-up1443arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is intentionally bricking all Office for Mac 2019/2021 installationswww.osnews.comKatherinaReichelt@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square94linkfedilink
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 day agoBecause legislation related to Stop Killing Games has not yet passed.
minus-squarenyan@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoIf it is, in fact, legal, it’s because there’s a weasel clause in the clickwrap that says, in effect, “We can change this agreement in any way at any time. Not you, just us.”
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agoWait, did one of them actually say this?
minus-squareJestzer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 day agoBecause it’s Microsoft and whether anybody likes it or not, they’ll do whatever they want and at best, lose a few pennies.
How is this even legal?
Because legislation related to Stop Killing Games has not yet passed.
If it is, in fact, legal, it’s because there’s a weasel clause in the clickwrap that says, in effect, “We can change this agreement in any way at any time. Not you, just us.”
Wait, did one of them actually say this?
Because it’s Microsoft and whether anybody likes it or not, they’ll do whatever they want and at best, lose a few pennies.
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